Netflix may have a hit on their hand with Boots , but not everyone is a fan of the coming-of-age comedy series. The show is an adaptation of Greg Cope White's acclaimed memoir , The Pink Marine , chronicling his time in Marine basic training as a gay teenager in the '70s, though the show updates the timeline to the '90s.

Since debuting on October 9, Boots has been a hit for Netflix , steadily climbing the streamer's global charts to currently holding down the No. 1 spot. Led by 13 Reasons Why 's Miles Heizer, the show has also been garnering rave reviews from critics, who have praised it for its cast's performance and its story's balance of heartfelt coming-of-age arcs with an insightful exploration of masculinity and the military.

One week after the show premiered on the

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